Politics Jun 19 Italy's Meloni pushes back on Trump's 'fabricated' claim as top diplomat cancels U.S. trip By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
World Jun 16 Trump signals he may reimpose sanctions on Russian oil as G7 refocuses on Ukraine Ukraine has started EU membership negotiations, seeking security guarantees. By Darlene Superville, Sylvie Corbet, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
World Jun 16 Hot mics capture world leaders' chats between weighty topics at G7 summit World leaders at the G7 summit are discussing global issues, but hot mics have revealed lighter conversations too. By Rob Gillies, Sylvie Corbet, Darlene Superville, Collin Binkley, Associated Press
World Jun 15 WATCH: Trump predicts 'great things' from Iran deal as he meets with Macron at G7 “I think a lot of great things are going to happen in the Middle East right now, and very importantly the oil is plummeting down and the stock market is shooting up like a rocket today,” Presidentt Donald Trump said. By Associated Press
World Mar 27 G7 meets on Russia-Ukraine war as Rubio tries to sell U.S. strategy in Iran to skeptical allies insulted by Trump Top diplomats from the Group of Seven countries showed divisions with the United States over the Iran war but agreed Friday during a meeting in France to call for an immediate halt to attacks against civilians and urge the reopening… By Matthew Lee, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press
Nov 12 Ukraine's foreign minister presses for support at G7 as Russia targets the energy grid By Rob Gillies, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies have met with Ukraine’s foreign minister as Kyiv tries to fend off relentless Russian aerial attacks that have brought rolling blackouts across the country. Continue reading
Jun 17 WATCH: Task force will help Americans who want to leave the Middle East, State Department says By Associated Press The task force, run by the Bureau of Consular Affairs, is operating 24 hours to provide information to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents wanting to return to the United States. Continue reading
Jun 17 Remaining G7 leaders try to salvage their summit after Trump's early exit By Rob Gillies, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Trump left the summit in the Canadian Rockies, saying it was very important for him to return to the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Trump says 'not a bad idea' to include China in G7, removing Russia 'a mistake' By Josh Boak, Associated Press The U.S. leader indicated that he would rather have the G7 become the G8 or possibly even the G9, although Russia and China would notably be authoritarian governments in an organization whose members are democracies. Continue reading
Jun 16 G7 summit to focus on trade, wars — and avoiding conflict with Trump By Josh Boak, Rob Gillies, Associated Press If there is a shared mission at this year's G7 summit, which begins Monday in Canada's Rocky Mountains, it's a desire to minimize any fireworks at a moment of combustible tensions. Continue reading